Becoming Who We Are
Published: January 24, 2022A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
If you like, you can think of this as a follow up to our study titled OK, I’m Saved. Now What? Having shown that once we became a believer all the sins of our life were forgiven at the cross,
Psalm 129
Published: January 21, 2022They have greatly oppressed me from my youth — let Israel say, they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me. Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long. But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.
Psalm 127
Published: January 19, 2022Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves.
Sons are a heritage from the LORD,
OK, I’m Saved. Now What?
Published: January 19, 2022A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: The old has gone, the new has come! (2 Cor. 5:17). Only let us live up to what we have already attained (Phil 3:16).
The True Identity of Jesus of Nazareth
Published: January 17, 2022Psalm 124
Published: January 14, 2022If the LORD had not been on our side – let Israel say – if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive; the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
Psalm 120
Published: January 12, 2022I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me. Save me, O LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. What will he do to you, and what more besides, O deceitful tongue? He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom tree.
Psalm 121
Published: January 12, 2022I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Bible and Self Development
Published: January 10, 2022No one looks at a tree growing out of a crack in the rock high above the desert and calls it the devil’s work, but many extol it as a miracle of God’s creation.
Happy New Year
Published: January 5, 2022The End Game
Published: January 3, 2022Opinion by Jack Kelley
Note: Jack originally wrote this to give us perspective after the 2008 recession. His message here is such a wonderful way to begin the year, so I’ve edited parts to make it timeless. Here are Jack’s thoughts on the 5 things we should do to begin each New Year.
A Shepherd’s Story
Published: December 29, 2021Names of Jesus: Immanuel
Published: December 27, 2021“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23)
It defies logic that the eternal, Son of God stepped down off His Heavenly throne and became the Son of Man,
Names of Jesus: The Good Shepherd
Published: December 22, 2021A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.
Names of Jesus: Light of the World Part 2
Published: December 18, 2021A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
We read last time that Jesus is the Light of the World:
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Names of Jesus: The Light of the World
Published: December 17, 2021A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)
Literally this means that those who join Jesus as one of His followers will not be ignorant of spiritual matters but will have the power of understanding especially of the spiritual truth that brings eternal life.
Names of Jesus: The Vine
Published: December 16, 2021A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5)
Names of Jesus: The Redeemer
Published: December 15, 2021A Bible Study by Jack Kelley
Jesus had to be God to forgive our sins, but He had to be human to redeem us.
“…our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own,